The days seemed to be flying for Ella after she began working with her therapist. She had experienced a roller coaster of emotions as she walked with her therapist Susie who she now felt was a good friend. Susie had helped her go through the painful journey of transition from a victim to a warrior. It had not been easy to work with a therapist because the sessions brought out raw emotions that overwhelmed Ella. Sometimes, she wanted to give up and stop but when she looked back, she was always determined to move on. Each day, she managed to regain her sanity and she developed better mechanisms to cope and move forward. She was leaving one of her sessions one day when she bumped into someone she was not expecting to see.“Ella,” someone shouted from the parking lot. Ella turned and came face to face with Tracy. She had just stepped out of her car and she was holding a pack of food that looked like take away. “Tracy,” Ella said reluctantly. She suddenly felt a wave of fear as she looked
Ella sat back on the seat as though the breath had been knocked out of her lungs. Tracy’s words sounded like they were proof that she was the biggest fool in the world.“So the rent has been paying off the loan all along?” Ella asked.“Yes. The agent has been very active in marketing so occupancy rate has been at 95% all along. Most times it has been at 100,” Tracy continued.“That means that the rent has been more than enough for the instalments. I probably finished paying it off right on schedule with some change left over,” Ella said in shock. This meant that Ella had not needed Blake’s help to regain her property. The only thing that Kevin had sold was her personal residence. So Ella would have had enough money to rent a place and sustain herself while fighting for her house against Kevin’s fraudulent activity. “You told me that the rent had already been directed to the new owner’s account,” Ella said with fury.“We used your documentation to open a new account and channel all yo
Ella was driven home by Victoria and the driver as she went through the file presented by Tracy. Victoria noticed her disturbed expression and waited until Ella was ready to talk. But when they got to the house, Victoria stayed in the car. Ella knew she had to tell her everything now because she felt like she would explode if she kept things to herself.“See you later,” Victoria said to a troubled looking Ella. “You have to go to work?” Ella asked.“Yes. Is anything the matter?” Victoria asked.“We can talk later,” Ella said as she glanced at the driver. “Don’t worry about that. Get in. He will bring you back when I get to work,” Victoria said. Ella told her all that Tracy had confessed and Victoria reacted with a mixture of shock and anger.“Don’t trust that woman for a single second Ella. why did she suddenly decide to come clean now?” Victoria asked. “She said she was doing this to make things right,” Ella said.“Let her give you this address and then we will send someone th
Several days had passed since Ella had abruptly ended her call with Eddie. He had tried to call and text her but she had not responded so he decided to give her some space. When two days went by without a word from her, he became impatient. Just as he was about to call her, a call from an unknown number came in. He quickly responded so as to get back to his main agenda.“Eddie, we need to talk,” the female caller said.“I thought that is what we are doing,” he said sarcastically. “I would take this more seriously if I were you,” she said. There was a trace of anger in her voice and she clicked her tongue when Eddie paused for a long time.“Please identify yourself and state your reason for calling,” Eddie said politely. He was not sure whether the caller was a client whose contact details he had not saved so he decided to reel back his impatience. “I’m Chantel,” she said. After a short pause, his impatience came rushing back but he forced himself to speak calmly.“How can I help yo
Susie sat in her office thinking about the last few weeks. Her partner Tracy had been behaving strangely for some time. She was always making mystery calls and it wasn’t once or twice when Susie found her wide awake in the middle of the night. Something had been bothering her but Tracy had kept quiet about it. No matter how hard Susie tried to get some information, she couldn’t get anything. Tracy was like a tight vault that would let nothing in or out without the access code. Susie had never been the jealous type but Tracy’s behaviour was beyond explanation. She was just thinking of how to approach her so that she could open up, when her secretary alerted her that her next client Ella had arrived. Ella was more emotional than before and she was eager to speak. She poured out her recent encounters with Tracy and expressed the amount of betrayal she felt. Susie listened with concern but was shocked by the amount of atrocities that Tracy had committed. For the first time in her career,
That night, Susie got home early in order to have ample time to confront Tracy on Ella’s revelation. Tracy assumed that the weight of Ella’s case was pressing down on her and causing her constant moodiness. Susie was determined to find out if Ella was likely to face more danger in the days to come. Tracy must have been facing unprecedented pressure from the wicked man Blake who was her boss. So Susie prepared a delicious four course meal and set the table in a delightful arrangement. She then chilled a bottle of wine and waited for Tracy to come home. Susie had just finished dressing after taking a bath when Tracy came back. She looked exhausted. They ate dinner in the midst of pointless banter and then Susie asked what was on her mind.“Did you really help your boss to deceive that poor woman to that extent?”“Let me guess. You ar
“Good morning,” Victoria said to Ella. Ella had just come out of the kitchen after helping with the general clean up chores. “Good morning Victoria. How was your night?”“Much better than yours.I know you have a lot on your mind,” she said.“More than you know,” Ella saidShe sat down for breakfast with Victoria and Lola. When they were almost done, Ella said what was on her mind. “I want to spend some time alone at my village house as I check how it has been.” Ella said. Victoria was quiet for some time and she stared at Ella without giving her an answer. “I was hoping I could go today.”“I think there is some misunderstanding between us Ella. I know I have given you some level of freedom over the last few weeks so you feel like things are back to normal. But nothing could be farther from the truth. You can’t move around as you please until some things are clarified,” Victoria said.“I don’t understand,” Ella asked as she sat up.“When you were released, you were put under my custo
It had been half an hour since Ella and Eddie began the drive to her village home. The conversation had started out as awkward but as the minutes went by, Ella and Eddie both relaxed. He began by telling her all sorts of stories about his hometown and how much fun he had growing up by the lakeside. After bouts of laughter from both of them, Ella loosened up considerably and shared about her childhood as well. She remembered how much her father had spoiled her and how she enjoyed life with her brothers. This was a stark contrast to the current circumstances she faced, and she found herself summarising her life’s story. Eddie listened intently, only interrupting once or twice for clarification. However, the mood changed drastically when Ella narrated her return from abroad. She was embarrassed about her gullibility when dealing with Blake so she lied and said that they had fallen in love and that she had moved in with him when she got pregnant. She also limited the details of her incar